And the timing couldn't be better. With a budget totalling around $178 million, Fallout is now the most expensive film in the Mission: Impossible series. Some of the inflated costs were due to production delays incurred after star Tom Cruise broke his ankle during one of the many death-defying stunts that he insists on performing himself.

If it manages to push up towards the $60-million mark, Fallout will have the biggest opening weekend in the M:I franchise, not adjusting for inflation. According to Box Office Mojo, Mission Impossible II is the current champion, having brought in just shy of $58 million when it opened back in 2000. The previous installment, Rogue Nation, took in more than $55 million its opening weekend in the summer of 2015. Together, the first five films have grossed a little less than $1 billion domestically.